Managing urban solid waste in Ghana: Perspectives and experiences of municipal waste company managers and supervisors in an urban municipality. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Increased population growth and rapid urbanization have resulted in the generation of large quantities of solid waste across major urban cities in Ghana, outstripping local authorities' ability to manage and dispose of waste in a sanitary manner.
Samuel Yaw Lissah +4 more
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Relationship Between Solid Waste Service Characteristics and Income Level in Metropolitan Bandung Raya [PDF]
Mimbar, 2016 Rapid urbanization process has stimulated the emergence of the metropolitan area, including Metropolitan Bandung Raya. The development of the metropolitan region is not equipped by infrastructure.
Sri Maryati +2 more
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Determinants of sustainable solid waste management in Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundExponential urban growth has led to a significant increase in solid waste production, making solid waste one of the most significant issues faced by urban spaces in developing countries.
Gutama Haile Degefa +8 more
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Adsorption of Indium(III) Ions from an Acidic Solution by Using UiO-66
Metals, 2022 Considering environmental friendliness and economic factors, the separation and extraction of indium under acidic conditions are of great significance.
Wanyi Zeng +4 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) are common heavy metal pollutants. When Cd and excessive Cu accumulate in plants, plant growth is reduced. Our previous study showed that Germin-like proteins (GLPs), which exist in tandem on chromosomes, are a class of ...
Xiangchao ShangGuan +8 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 Biogas slurry combined with chemical fertilizer (BCF) is widely used as a fertilizer in paddy fields and rhizosphere microorganisms are key players in plant growth and reproduction.
Zhenbao Shi +4 more
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Environment International, 2023 Biodegradable plastics (BDPs) have attracted extensive attention as an alternative to conventional plastics. BDPs could be mineralized by composting, while the quality of compost affected by the presence of BDPs and the residual microplastics (MPs) has ...
Yuchen Zhang +4 more
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Optimization of solid waste collection system in a tourism destination [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2022 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoi An City was one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. This led to a rapid increase in solid waste generation, leading to problems and challenges in solid waste collection and ...
C. Le Dinh +3 more
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Analysis of Solid Urban Waste Management in the Rio de Janeiro State Municipalities and the Role of Landfills in the Environmental Impacts Decrease [PDF]
Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2019 The urban solid wastes are among the most important types of waste, due to the high quantity produced and the environmental impacts as consequence. This work aimed to study the urban solid wastes management in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Julia Maria de Aguiar Duarte Contrera +3 more
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Gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos na Região de Integração de Carajás, Pará: desafios e perspectivas
Confins, 2023 The integrated management of urban solid waste - MSW requires identifying and combining alternatives for collecting, separating and disposing of waste that are, in general, heterogeneous.
Sidnei Cerqueira dos Santos +5 more
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